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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2021
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Harmandeep S. Gill, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Surfraj Fattepur, Bijapur, IN;
Dusk S. Mixon, Saint Armant, LA (US);
Todd J. Rodrigue, Thibodaux, LA (US);
Guy E. Burch, Thibodaux, LA (US);
Andreive G. Silva, Catalão, BR;
Douglas J. Silva, Catalão, BR;
Aureo F. Pasch, Catalão, BR;
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A sugarcane harvester for harvesting sugarcane in a forward direction of travel comprises a chopper, a basket, and a sill. The chopper chops stalks of sugarcane into billets, and comprises a lower drum and an upper drum that counter-rotates relative to one another, each about a respective axis of rotation. The basket is positioned to receive a stream of billets discharged from the chopper. The sill is positioned between the chopper and the basket to guide billets discharged from the chopper toward the basket. A plate of the sill comprises a billet guide surface oriented to guide billets over the sill.